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New paper on using ecosystem services to identify green- and red-loop systems
SAPECS researchers Maike Hamann, Oonsie Biggs and Belinda Reyers recently released a study on identifying social-ecological systems based on the level of ecosystem service use among households. The paper, published open-access in the journal Global Environmental Change, explores the relationship between people and nature within so-called 'green-loop' and 'red-loop' systems in [...]
SAPECS Learning Event: Participatory Action Research in Social-Ecological Systems, 01-02 Nov
Participatory Action Research in Social-Ecological Systems: Principles and Practice when Working with Communities Dates: 1 November at 16:00 until 2 November 17:30 (before the PECS2015 Conference, www.pecs2015.org) Venue: Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies (STIAS), 10 Marais Street, Stellenbosch Facilitators: Christo Fabricius with Dirk Roux; Maria Tengö; Franck de Saint [...]
PECS 2015: Registration closes 18 September
PECS 2015 Conference Spier Estate | Stellenbosch | South Africa 3 - 5 November 2015 www.pecs2015.org Registration Closing: 18 September 2015 Limited space still available Click here to register ACCOMMODATION BOOKING REMINDER Bookings close 18 September 2015 Accommodation with discounted rates only for PECS2015 registrants available. Please click [...]
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Renewable Energy postdoc at Stellenbosch University
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Stellenbosch University's Centre for Complex Systems in Transition is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship position for anyone with a PhD who is interested in focusing on the financial dimensions of South Africa’s renewable energy programme (REIPPPP). Introduction to the Centre for Complex Systems in Transition The Centre for Complex Systems in Transition (CST) is a new Stellenbosch University and National Research Foundation ‘flagship’ initiative established [...]
PhD position in agroecology with a focus on South African landscapes – University of Goettingen
PhD position in agroecology at the University of Goettingen (Germany), with a focus on South African landscapes “A biodiversity hotspot faces intensification of viticulture: The role of fynbos remnants for the conservation of butterflies” Start: 15th April 2017. 3-year position (TV-L E13 65%) Biodiversity hotspots are global priority areas for nature conservation, as they contain numerous endemic species and have lost much natural habitat in the past. One example [...]
Applications open: SERSD MSc programme at the Stockholm Resilience Centre
The Stockholm Resilience Centre in Sweden offers a 2-year Master’s Programme on Social-Ecological Resilience for Sustainable Development (SERSD), starting in autumn (northern hemisphere) every year. The programme aims to enhance students’ knowledge of the complex interactions between ecological and social dynamics in the context of change and uncertainty. In the 2-year Master’s programme students are introduced to multiple research approaches and methods for studying coupled social and ecological systems. The programme is designed with an emphasis on [...]